Quality Assurance Technician

Our Food and Safety team are now looking for a new Quality Assurance Technician to join their experienced team in Knightsbridge.

You will be working 37.5 hours per week, over 5 days within a 7-day period, with shifts starting between 6:00am and 8:00am and ending between 2:00pm and 4:00pm.

About the Role

As a Quality Assurance Technician, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and safety of fresh products delivered to our Knightsbridge receiving bank. Reporting to the Food Safety Manager, you will monitor and manage the quality of products from reception to end user, ensuring compliance with food safety standards and quality management protocols.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure Product Quality: Verify all products arriving at the back door are from approved vendors and meet expected specifications. Use risk-assessed sampling to confirm quality, manage rejections, and liaise with the technologist and internal teams on any issues.
• Monitor Temperature & Hygiene: Ensure products are delivered at the correct temperature, with records confirming temperature control during transit. Maintain hygiene standards in storage areas and carry out environmental monitoring using ATP and traditional swabs as per schedule.
• Oversee Inspections & Documentation: Perform delivery checks, inspect products against specification, and complete all required documentation accurately. Record any quality concerns and submit to the Food Technologist for supplier follow-up.
• Support Operations: Assist with return-to-vendor (RTV) processes, logging quality issues where required. Support the Food Safety team in closing out actions from pest control, audits, and floor walks, and carry out regular checks of kitchen and restaurant fridges/freezers to ensure shelf life compliance.

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